You could always search Google for “employability icon”

I did. There are lots to consider, but obviously not evaluated.

There must be one somewhere amongst them for “Give a man a fish, teach him …”

Dave

Dave Cotton

Senior Careers Adviser

Careers & Employment

Sheffield Hallam University

Sheffield S1 1WB

From: List for UK HEI employability developers [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Quince E.M.
Sent: 23 October 2012 12:11
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Hi Ann,

I use a butterfly which is meant to symbolise ‘taking flight’, preparing students for what happens when they move on.  I evaluated it a couple of weeks ago and response was mixed.  All of the students asked had seen the butterfly, but not all of them had made the connection between it and employability.  I had one member of staff tell me that they thought it was ‘cheesy’, but others seem to like it!

With best wishes,

Eleanor

Dr Eleanor Quince

Director of Postgraduate Studies

Academic Lead, Employability

Faculty of Humanities,

Building 65a, Avenue Campus

University of Southampton,

SO17 1BJ

Tel: x 22246 (023 80592246)

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http://www.soton.ac.uk/humanities/about/staff/emq.page

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I use a rising sun fore grounded by a winding road motif for my ‘embedding employability’ curriculum design materials. I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it as being something that captures ‘just the right message’, but it is bright and memorable and suggests journey over skills deficit. I haven’t evaluated it.

Andrew Middleton

From: List for UK HEI employability developers [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ann.Pegg
Sent: 23 October 2012 11:27
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Hi all,

On a very practical note,  does anyone know of or use an ‘Icon’ to flag employability issues within courses -  and how do students respond to that? 

Just a question on behalf of my wider OU colleagues, you can send answers directly to my email if you don’t want to block up the network,

All the best

ann

The Employability Seminar Series

31^st October -  Developing Internships and work based learning for mature students

22^nd November -  Gender, STEM and Employability

Dr Ann Pegg

Academic Lead: Student Employability

Centre for Inclusion and Collaborative Partnerships

The Open University

Walton Hall

Milton Keynes

MK7 6AA

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